Ray v. Woodruff

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• noting that, where the pleadings “present different conceptions” of the two works at issue, the “Court relies on the underlying source material” to present its account of the works
• holding the play “3C” makes fair use of the television series “Three’s Company” in part because the play “criticizes and comments upon Three’s Company by reimag-ining a familiar setting in a darker, exceedingly vulgar manner.”
• “[T]he Court relies on the underlying source material: nine .seasons of Three’s Company ’and the screenplay (and certain reviews) of 3C, each incorporated by reference in the pleadings”
• “Courts in this Circuit have resolved motions to dismiss on fair use grounds in this way: comparing the original work to an alleged parody, in light of applicable law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).